He hesitated, and took the plunge. Jack would accept it, or he wouldn't. "I was being perfectly straight with you when I said I'm currently serving as Minister of Defence of Great Britain. My human persona is all kinds of fake, but I went from entering the political arena with it to where I am legitimately. A large chunk of my last year or so has been taken up bringing Torchwood actually under Ministry control, rather letting it sit on top of vast amounts of advanced technology, without really be answerable to anyone. No offense, but that was a recipe for disaster. I've gotten UNIT and Torchwood to talk to each other a bit more. In short, I do my all parts of my job, but my aim is to put together the defenses the Earth needs for the 21st century."
He shrugged. "What else you do when you're one of the last two of a ancient and powerful race, and you're not really cut out for traveling all the time, like the other one? He needs Earth safe. I keep it safe for him."